Olddaddy Posted August 7 Posted August 7 Ok next trip I'm taking a friend of mine , Gay Filipino guy 32yo We are both travelling to Bangkok from Australia He has never been before Now because of work commitments he will only stay a week in Bangkok I'm not a Bangkok guy so don't know it as much as Pattaya So in that week he has with me , other than gay bars ,what other places can I take him We are both interested in gyms so is there any outdoor gyms ? Parks ,I guess Lumpini park Benjamin park He is into going to Cafes , restaurants ,small bars etc Maybe a river cruise , the big markets . Probably won't be interested in museums like I am , After a week it will probably get boring for him I guess tagging along with a guy double his age Maybe show him Pattaya for 3 days or so out of that 7 Quote
Popular Post vaughn Posted August 7 Popular Post Posted August 7 Chatuchak weekend market Jodd fairs Rama 9 night market MBK / Siam Square / Central World / T21 shopping centers Icon SIAM shopping center Chinatown Taking Chan floating market Mahanakhon observation deck Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC) - it's a modern art gallery next to MBK but probably more interesting to him than a museum Lumphini is nice for an afternoon walk, i did see outdoor gym there but didn't investigate closer, you can also hire those little paddle boats if you want a lomantic little paddle boat around 😂 Bars Tichuca Rooftop Bar Cassette Bar / HI-SO (SO/ hotel) Above Eleven Vertigo (Banyan Tree Hotel) Gaze cocktail bar Thong Lor The standard - mahanakhon building That's probably all i have off the top of my head / notes vinapu, TMax, Olddaddy and 2 others 2 3 Quote
TMax Posted August 7 Posted August 7 Some places and things I like Grand Palace (dress codes and beware scammers trying to say its closed, ignore them and go to the entrance) Chao Phraya Princess River Cruise dinner, I enjoyed having this dinner cruise only goes for a couple of hours but is enjoyable Asiatique, a bit touristy but some nice restaurants and an easy free commute on the ferry Lumphini, I imagine the outdoors gym is still going I do like the National Museum. I thought I would just throw that one in even though he may not be interested but still worth a look Will second Chatuchak weekend market but my advice is to go early A restaurant I really like is The Mango Tree on Soi Tarntawan (just around the corner from Tarntawan Hotel) jamiebee, vinapu, reader and 1 other 1 3 Quote
spoon Posted August 7 Posted August 7 If he is interested in bars and would like to visit mahanakhon, bar crawl offered by standard hotel is worth a try. jamiebee and Olddaddy 1 1 Quote
Kiwi306 Posted August 8 Posted August 8 The gym in Lumphini Park is definitely still there. For a very small fee you can have a workout and also buy bottles of water. This gym has a bench press with tyres on each side of the bar, which is quite a novelty. There was another gym too, but not as good. I don't know if that one is still there. Many hotels, such as Quarter Silom and Quarter Saladaeng have adequate gyms. reader, TMax, Olddaddy and 1 other 4 Quote
vinapu Posted August 8 Posted August 8 23 hours ago, Olddaddy said: Ok next trip I'm taking a friend of mine , Gay Filipino guy 32yo We are both travelling to Bangkok from Australia He has never been before Perhaps get him involved and let him to find what he will be interested in seeing in Bangkok. TMax, khaolakguy and Marc in Calif 3 Quote
